# Surgas Village, Akkalkuwa, Nandurbar (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nandurbar/akkalkuwa/surgas/ Village · Akkalkuwa, Nandurbar # Surgas Surgas is a village in Akkalkuwa sub-district of Nandurbar district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,253 people in 149 households**, the 66th largest of 189 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.6%. - 1,253people (2011) - 149households - 63.7%literacy - 743females per 1,000 males ## Surgas PIN code and other codes Surgas falls in Akkalkuwa sub-district, Nandurbar district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockAkkalkuwa - Census village code525016 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Surgas from nearby towns? - Akkalkuwa (sub-district HQ)45 km by road - Nandurbar (district HQ)93 km by road - Talode (nearest town)44 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Surgas? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Surgas; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mojagi - ○Degree college10+ km · Molagi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Akkalkuwa - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 12 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Surgas known for? The main crops are **jowar, urad and chawali**. About 21% of the 473 hectares of village land is sown, and 100 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Surgas Of every 100 households in Surgas in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Surgas · ■ Akkalkuwa rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **30% Toilet within the home ****0%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****100%** **86% Tap water ****0%** **13% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **18% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **98% Use banking services ****40%** **23% Television ****0%** **6% Mobile phone ****0%** **11% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****0%** **3% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****84%** **77% Own their home ****100%** **96% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Surgas? ■ Surgas · ■ Akkalkuwa rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****63.7%** **58.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****743** **995 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****929** **949 Working population ****28.2%** **48.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.1% for men and 51.9% for women. 25% of men and 33% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 322 (91%) · **■** Farm labourers 26 (7%) · **■** Other work 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 2 (1%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Akkalkuwa - Vehgi1,286 people - Ankushvihir1,282 people - Rajmohi Chhoti1,275 people - Amali1,270 people - Balaghat1,224 people - Malpada1,224 people - Umaragavhan1,216 people - Mandawa1,212 people [All 190 villages in Akkalkuwa](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nandurbar/akkalkuwa/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Surgas from Nandurbar?93 km by road - What is the population of Surgas?1,253 (Census 2011) - Which district is Surgas in?Nandurbar district (Akkalkuwa sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Surgas?63.7% (Census 2011)